Form 8.3 - Investec Plc

Form 8.3 - Investec Plc

BARCLAYS PLC

FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)

1. KEY INFORMATION

(a) Identity of the person whose positions/dealings   Barclays PLC.
  are being disclosed:  
(b) Owner or controller of interest and short
  positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):  
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose INVESTEC PLC
  relevant securities this form relates:  
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an
offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of
  offeror/offeree:  
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken: 3 October 2011
(f) Has the discloser previously disclosed, or are YES:
they today disclosing, under the Code in respect EVOLUTION GROUP PLC
  of any other party to this offer? INVESTEC LIMITED

2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

Class of relevant security:     ORD            
Interests   Short Positions  
    Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities owned
and/or controlled: 43,998,334 8.11% 45,310,926 8.35%
           
(2) Derivatives (other than
options): 5,799,329 1.07% 6,086,153 1.12%
           
(3) Options and agreements to
purchase/sell: 50,000 0.01% 0 0.00%
           
(4) TOTAL:
49,847,663 9.19% 51,397,079 9.48%

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open derivative or option positions, or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors’ and other executive options)

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:  
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:  

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a) Purchases and sales

Class of relevant   Purchase/sale   Number of   Price per unit
security   securities  
ORD Purchase 20 43.3600 ZAR
ORD Purchase 21 43.9400 ZAR
ORD Purchase 63 43.2700 ZAR
ORD Purchase 136 42.9900 ZAR
ORD Purchase 202 43.2800 ZAR
ORD Purchase 243 42.8100 ZAR
ORD Purchase 327 42.8700 ZAR
ORD Purchase 390 43.3700 ZAR
ORD Purchase 396 42.9200 ZAR
ORD Purchase 443 42.9300 ZAR
ORD Purchase 652 42.8500 ZAR
ORD Purchase 665 3.4481 GBP
ORD Purchase 800 43.3300 ZAR
ORD Purchase 823 43.7900 ZAR
ORD Purchase 910 3.4522 GBP
ORD Purchase 993 43.2200 ZAR
ORD Purchase 994 43.0200 ZAR
ORD Purchase 1,024 43.5300 ZAR
ORD Purchase 1,032 42.8800 ZAR
ORD Purchase 1,100 43.0400 ZAR
ORD Purchase 1,168 43.0000 ZAR
ORD Purchase 1,175 43.4100 ZAR
ORD Purchase 1,224 42.9000 ZAR
ORD Purchase 1,225 42.8600 ZAR
ORD Purchase 1,230 43.0500 ZAR
ORD Purchase 1,238 42.9500 ZAR
ORD Purchase 1,342 43.4200 ZAR
ORD Purchase 1,444 3.4505 GBP
ORD Purchase 1,452 43.8900 ZAR
ORD Purchase 1,600 43.1500 ZAR
ORD Purchase 1,623 43.0100 ZAR
ORD Purchase 1,669 43.7800 ZAR
ORD Purchase 1,734 43.8000 ZAR
ORD Purchase 1,811 43.1000 ZAR
ORD Purchase 1,825 43.2300 ZAR
ORD Purchase 2,092 42.9600 ZAR
ORD Purchase 2,097 43.7400 ZAR
ORD Purchase 2,193 43.3200 ZAR
ORD Purchase 2,198 43.0900 ZAR
ORD Purchase 2,206 43.6800 ZAR
ORD Purchase 2,273 43.1100 ZAR
ORD Purchase 2,298 43.8200 ZAR
ORD Purchase 2,374 43.9100 ZAR
ORD Purchase 2,378 43.1900 ZAR
ORD Purchase 2,463 43.0800 ZAR
ORD Purchase 2,467 42.9100 ZAR
ORD Purchase 2,477 43.1800 ZAR
ORD Purchase 2,683 43.8600 ZAR
ORD Purchase 2,688 43.6000 ZAR
ORD Purchase 2,850 43.6700 ZAR
ORD Purchase 2,862 3.4502 GBP
ORD Purchase 2,978 43.2100 ZAR
ORD Purchase 3,012 43.5200 ZAR
ORD Purchase 3,270 43.3100 ZAR
ORD Purchase 3,301 43.5700 ZAR
ORD Purchase 3,591 43.6300 ZAR
ORD Purchase 3,746 43.4400 ZAR
ORD Purchase 3,892 43.1400 ZAR
ORD Purchase 4,096 43.5000 ZAR
ORD Purchase 4,325 43.9000 ZAR
ORD Purchase 4,429 43.8800 ZAR
ORD Purchase 4,720 43.8400 ZAR
ORD Purchase 4,837 43.8300 ZAR
ORD Purchase 4,855 3.4581 GBP
ORD Purchase 5,000 43.1700 ZAR
ORD Purchase 5,000 43.5100 ZAR
ORD Purchase 5,014 43.5400 ZAR
ORD Purchase 5,075 43.8700 ZAR
ORD Purchase 5,179 43.7600 ZAR
ORD Purchase 5,408 43.2000 ZAR
ORD Purchase 5,675 43.4700 ZAR
ORD Purchase 5,700 3.4435 GBP
ORD Purchase 5,719 43.8500 ZAR
ORD Purchase 5,749 43.7700 ZAR
ORD Purchase 5,908 43.0600 ZAR
ORD Purchase 6,011 43.6500 ZAR
ORD Purchase 6,266 43.7500 ZAR
ORD Purchase 6,326 43.0300 ZAR
ORD Purchase 6,704 43.8100 ZAR
ORD Purchase 8,736 43.4500 ZAR
ORD Purchase 9,000 43.7200 ZAR
ORD Purchase 10,081 43.5600 ZAR
ORD Purchase 12,478 43.7000 ZAR
ORD Purchase 12,766 3.4443 GBP
ORD Purchase 15,193 3.4376 GBP
ORD Purchase 38,388 3.4638 GBP
ORD Purchase 48,404 3.4542 GBP
ORD Purchase 126,848 3.4580 GBP
ORD Purchase 329,455 3.4548 GBP
ORD Sale 231 43.8400 ZAR
ORD Sale 258 43.0200 ZAR
ORD Sale 298 3.4500 GBP
ORD Sale 300 43.4500 ZAR
ORD Sale 509 43.2300 ZAR
ORD Sale 642 43.4300 ZAR
ORD Sale 700 3.4524 GBP
ORD Sale 767 3.4510 GBP
ORD Sale 800 43.3300 ZAR
ORD Sale 974 43.5300 ZAR
ORD Sale 991 42.9900 ZAR
ORD Sale 1,000 43.3500 ZAR
ORD Sale 1,000 43.8900 ZAR
ORD Sale 1,031 43.5000 ZAR
ORD Sale 1,032 42.8800 ZAR
ORD Sale 1,035 43.9400 ZAR
ORD Sale 1,051 43.9000 ZAR
ORD Sale 1,064 43.3900 ZAR
ORD Sale 1,100 3.4330 GBP
ORD Sale 1,157 43.0400 ZAR
ORD Sale 1,214 43.1100 ZAR
ORD Sale 1,216 43.3600 ZAR
ORD Sale 1,412 43.0800 ZAR
ORD Sale 1,469 43.9500 ZAR
ORD Sale 1,500 43.4900 ZAR
ORD Sale 1,857 43.2800 ZAR
ORD Sale 1,876 43.1200 ZAR
ORD Sale 1,898 3.4515 GBP
ORD Sale 1,987 43.3800 ZAR
ORD Sale 1,991 43.3000 ZAR
ORD Sale 2,000 43.2500 ZAR
ORD Sale 2,051 43.1500 ZAR
ORD Sale 2,064 43.0700 ZAR
ORD Sale 2,098 43.7100 ZAR
ORD Sale 2,109 43.5100 ZAR
ORD Sale 2,294 43.5400 ZAR
ORD Sale 2,381 43.3700 ZAR
ORD Sale 2,558 42.8700 ZAR
ORD Sale 2,594 43.5200 ZAR
ORD Sale 2,728 43.7500 ZAR
ORD Sale 2,791 43.2000 ZAR
ORD Sale 2,896 43.1400 ZAR
ORD Sale 3,219 43.8200 ZAR
ORD Sale 3,354 42.9600 ZAR
ORD Sale 3,414 43.6800 ZAR
ORD Sale 3,859 43.9100 ZAR
ORD Sale 3,869 43.0300 ZAR
ORD Sale 3,979 3.4476 GBP
ORD Sale 4,000 43.6400 ZAR
ORD Sale 4,000 43.7300 ZAR
ORD Sale 4,000 43.8800 ZAR
ORD Sale 4,188 3.4323 GBP
ORD Sale 4,856 43.2400 ZAR
ORD Sale 5,360 43.3200 ZAR
ORD Sale 5,486 43.8300 ZAR
ORD Sale 5,663 43.8700 ZAR
ORD Sale 5,700 3.4435 GBP
ORD Sale 5,709 3.4343 GBP
ORD Sale 5,714 43.7900 ZAR
ORD Sale 5,864 43.8500 ZAR
ORD Sale 5,906 43.7600 ZAR
ORD Sale 5,979 43.7400 ZAR
ORD Sale 6,037 43.3100 ZAR
ORD Sale 6,378 43.1900 ZAR
ORD Sale 6,434 43.6900 ZAR
ORD Sale 6,917 43.6000 ZAR
ORD Sale 6,960 43.4700 ZAR
ORD Sale 7,112 43.7000 ZAR
ORD Sale 7,573 43.1000 ZAR
ORD Sale 7,823 43.2100 ZAR
ORD Sale 8,036 43.4000 ZAR
ORD Sale 9,000 43.6700 ZAR
ORD Sale 9,358 43.2900 ZAR
ORD Sale 9,570 43.6600 ZAR
ORD Sale 10,704 43.8100 ZAR
ORD Sale 10,993 43.7800 ZAR
ORD Sale 11,064 43.5500 ZAR
ORD Sale 11,338 43.6500 ZAR
ORD Sale 12,604 43.6300 ZAR
ORD Sale 13,179 43.8600 ZAR
ORD Sale 14,181 43.7200 ZAR
ORD Sale 16,423 43.7700 ZAR
ORD Sale 17,907 43.5600 ZAR
ORD Sale 24,865 3.4417 GBP
ORD Sale 32,860 3.4550 GBP
ORD Sale 72,838 3.4465 GBP
ORD Sale 154,034 43.5776 ZAR

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Class of   Product   Nature of dealing   Number of   Price per
relevant description reference unit
security     securities  
ORD CFD Long 1,857 43.2800 ZAR
ORD CFD Long 1,900 43.7600 ZAR
ORD CFD Long 2,547 43.3289 ZAR
ORD CFD Long 2,733 3.4353 GBP
ORD CFD Long 16,499 3.4416 GBP
ORD CFD Long 42,827 3.4465 GBP
ORD CFD Long 154,034 43.5688 ZAR
ORD CFD Long 222,727 43.5185 ZAR
ORD CFD Long 296,007 43.5793 ZAR
ORD CFD Short 69 43.4839 ZAR
ORD CFD Short 3,100 43.0183 ZAR
ORD CFD Short 6,472 3.4452 GBP
ORD CFD Short 8,067 43.7174 ZAR
ORD CFD Short 26,475 3.4459 GBP
ORD CFD Short 31,417 43.3286 ZAR
ORD CFD Short 33,591 3.4357 GBP
ORD CFD Short 180,074 43.5583 ZAR
ORD CFD Short 450,197 3.4597 GBP
ORD CFD Short 456,345 43.5745 ZAR
ORD CFD Short 302,311 43.5785 ZAR

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security   Product description e.g. call option   Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.   Number of securities to which option relates   Exercise price per unit   Type

e.g. American, European etc.

  Expiry date   Option money paid/ received per unit

(ii) Exercising

Class of relevant security   Product description

e.g. call option

  Number of securities   Exercise price per unit

(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security   Nature of dealing

e.g. subscription, conversion

  Details   Price per unit (if applicable)

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

4. OTHER INFORMATION

(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the person making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:

If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none”

NONE

(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:

(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or

(ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced:

If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none”

NONE

(c) Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?  

YES

Date of disclosure:  

4 Oct 2011

Contact name:   Geoff Smith
Telephone number:   020 7116 2913

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at monitoring@disclosure.org.uk. The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code’s dealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

143221.01

SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (OPEN POSITIONS)

DETAILS OF OPEN OPTION AND DERIVATIVE POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)

1. KEY INFORMATION

Identity of the person whose positions/dealings   Barclays PLC.
are being disclosed:  
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose INVESTEC PLC
relevant securities this from relates:  

2. OPTIONS AND DERIVATIVES

Class   Product   Writing,   Number   Exercise   Type   Expiry
of description purchasing, of price date
relevant selling, securities per unit
security varying etc to which
option
      relates      
ORD Put Options Purchased 50,000 4,425.0000 American 15 Dec 2011

3. AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Full details should be given so that the nature of the interest or position can be fully understood:

It is not necessary to provide details on a Supplemental Form (Open Positions) with regard to contracts for differences (“CFDs”) or spread bets.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code’s dealing disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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